VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5380
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
gpsdrive (aka gpsdrive-scripts) 2.09 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an (a) /tmp/geo#####, a (b) /tmp/geocaching.loc, a (c) /tmp/geo#####.*, or a (d) /tmp/geo.* temporary file, related to the (1) geo-code and (2) geo-nearest scripts, different vectors than CVE-2008-4959.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')